THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1974
REFUNDS OF VEHICLE LICENCE FEES
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MOTORISTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND FOLLOWING A CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE LICENCE FEES ANNOUNCED LATE LAST MONTH BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY SHOULD BEGIN RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
STAFF OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ARE NOW WORKING OVERTIME TO PREPARE REFUND VOUCHERS FOR AN ESTIMATED 6,000 VEHICLE OWNERS WHO ARE DUE FOR A REFUND.
THE WHOLE PROCESS WILL TAKE SOME FIVE WEEKS TO COMPLETE, BUT BATCHES OF VOUCHERS WILL BE SENT OUT AT REGULAR INTERVALS DURING THIS PERIOD TO ENABLE PAYMENT TO BE MADE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE TREASURY.
THE STAFF ARE WORKING ON A STRICT CHRONOLOGICAL BASIS STARTING FRUM MOTORISTS WHO PAID THE NEW LICENCE FEES AFTER FEBRUARY 27 UP UNTIL THE REVISED FEES WERE INTRODUCED ON MARCH 28.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IN THE REFUND COULD NOT BE CALCUL- ATED AT THIS STAGE, BUT A CONCLUSIVE FIGURE WOULD PROBABLY BE KNOWN IN ABOUT A MONTH.
HE APPEALED TO VEHICLE OWNERS TO CO-OPERATE BY REFRAINING FROM CALLING AT THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OR THE OFFICES OF THE TREASURY UNTIL THEY HAD BEEN SPECIFICALLY NOTIFIED IN WRITING THAT THE REFUND WAS AVAILABLE AT THE TREASURY.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE FIRST BATCH OF VOUCHERS WOULD BE SENT FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THAT THE FIRST NOTIFICATIONS OF PAYMENT FROM THE TREASURY WOULD BE SENT ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TAK YAN STREET
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT TAK YAN STREET IN WANCHAI WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AS FROM 8 A.M. ON SATURDAY CAPRIL 20) TO FACILITATE THE TRENCH OPENING WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC COMPANY.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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